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Organizers from The Resurrection Project chant at a news conference for the Healthy Illinois Campaign at the Alivio Medical Center in Chicago, Ill. They hold a banner and signs that read "Healthy Illinois" and "Illinois believes health care is a human right."Gonzalo Guzman for Borderless MagazineHealthImmigration PolicyOrganizingTop StoriesTrending

Immigrant Advocates Push for Healthy Illinois For All Bill

If passed, the bill would implement universal health insurance for low-income residents, regardless of immigration status.
By May 19, 2023
Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for Borderless MagazineHealthImmigration PolicyOrganizingTop StoriesTrending

As Public Health Emergency Ends, Community Resource Groups Work to Fill the Gap

As Gov. Pritzker declares an end to the public health emergency brought on by the pandemic and subsequent relief funds, four community-led efforts work to make sure their neighbors’ needs are still met.
By May 17, 2023
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How US Policy Drives, Describes and Denies Black Immigration

Patrice Lawrence of the UndocuBlack Network explains how U.S. policies are impacting Black immigration from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
By May 26, 2023

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Photo courtesy of the UndocuBlack NetworkBlack Immigrants TodayImmigration PolicyTop StoriesTrending

How US Policy Drives, Describes and Denies Black Immigration

Patrice Lawrence of the UndocuBlack Network explains how U.S. policies are impacting Black immigration from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
By May 26, 2023
Migrants walk to a city bus after being sent to Chicago from Texas by Gov. Greg AbbottJesus J. Montero for Borderless MagazineResourcesTrending

How to Help Migrants Coming to Chicago

Where to donate food, clothing, money and more to help immigrants being bused to Chicago as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political stunt.
By May 2, 2023
A woman looks back over her shoulder and a blue bird faces herIllustration by Anna Mielniczuk for Borderless MagazineAs Told ToBroken-Winged Birds: Afghans in ExileTrending

She Fought to Get An Education in Afghanistan. Now This Student is Finding Hope at DePaul University.

Sara and 147 other female students were evacuated from Kabul University after the Taliban took over the Afghan government in August 2021.
As told to September 28, 2022
Organizers from The Resurrection Project chant at a news conference for the Healthy Illinois Campaign at the Alivio Medical Center in Chicago, Ill. They hold a banner and signs that read "Healthy Illinois" and "Illinois believes health care is a human right."Gonzalo Guzman for Borderless MagazineHealthImmigration PolicyOrganizingTop StoriesTrending

Immigrant Advocates Push for Healthy Illinois For All Bill

If passed, the bill would implement universal health insurance for low-income residents, regardless of immigration status.
By May 19, 2023
Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for Borderless MagazineHealthImmigration PolicyOrganizingTop StoriesTrending

As Public Health Emergency Ends, Community Resource Groups Work to Fill the Gap

As Gov. Pritzker declares an end to the public health emergency brought on by the pandemic and subsequent relief funds, four community-led efforts work to make sure their neighbors’ needs are still met.
By May 17, 2023
Photo by David Peinado/ZUMA Press WireImmigration PolicyTrending

Title 42 is Ending. What’s Next for Immigration?

As the Trump-era rule ends Thursday, Biden plans to enact strict immigration policies toward asylum seekers and send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
By May 11, 2023
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Introducing Borderless Magazine’s Field Canvasser Playbook

A guide to using community organizing techniques to bring journalists closer to their audiences
By March 14, 2023
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Is My Personal Information For Sale and What Can I Do About It?

LexisNexis, a data brokerage firm, is being sued by Illinois activists for the collection and sale of immigrant data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. What data is legal or illegal to sell? Who can access it? And what can they do with it?
By March 2, 2023
Pinar and her son Kenan in the window looking down on cousins outside of a pink home with a coffee pot in the foregroundPhoto courtesy of Pinar IstekResourcesTrending

Chicago’s Turkish and Syrian Community Members on How to Help Those Affected by the Earthquakes

Local Turkish and Syrian residents talk about the effects of the recent earthquakes on their home countries and about ways you can help.
By February 23, 2023
A woman with a green jacket and a butterfly is dancingIllustration by Anna Mielniczuk for Borderless MagazineAs Told ToBroken-Winged Birds: Afghans in ExileTrending

Fleeing Suicide Attacks, an Afghan Student Finds Freedom in Chicago

Maryam and 147 other female students waited at the Kabul airport for days before they could escape Afghanistan.
As told to September 27, 2022
Saleha Soadat interviews former Afghan district governor Salima Mazari on a couchMichelle Kanaar/Borderless MagazineBroken-Winged Birds: Afghans in ExileTrending

One Year After Evacuating Kabul, Afghan Journalist Reflects on Life as a Refugee

After fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021, Borderless Pathways Fellow Saleha Soadat reflects on her first year in the U.S.
By August 18, 2022
Salima Mazari looking out the window of her current homeMichelle Kanaar/Borderless MagazineAs Told ToBroken-Winged Birds: Afghans in ExileStaff pickTrending

This Female Afghan Governor Fought Against the Taliban

Salima Mazari was one of just three women serving as a district governor in Afghanistan before the Taliban took over.
As told to July 7, 2022

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West Chicago is Cleaning Up the Last of its Nuclear Contamination. Residents Exposed to Radiation Say ‘It’s Not Over’

A local factory was once the largest producer of thorium in the world. This fall, the “radioactive capital of the Midwest” is doing one last cleanup.
By July 12, 2022
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This Female Afghan Governor Fought Against the Taliban

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